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Data Update: Prime Money Market Funds’ Holdings

By Emily Gallagher and Chris Plantier

April 20, 2012

In October and December, we discussed how portfolio managers of U.S. prime money market funds have addressed the ongoing debt crisis in the eurozone. In February, we responded to commentators’ suggestions that U.S. prime money market funds’ increase in eurozone holdings in January reflected a renewed appetite for risk.

Here is a look at the latest monthly data on these funds’ holdings by home country of issuer. In March, prime funds’ eurozone holdings declined as a percentage of assets. We will revisit the topic in mid-May with updated analysis once April figures become available.